Event Info
Course Code: 25SPE000V
This three-week, virtual workshop takes place Tuesdays, February 11th to 25th, from 5:00pm – 7:30pm eastern time on Zoom.
- Tuesday, February 11th, from 5PM to 7:30PM ET
- Tuesday, February 18th, from 5PM to 7:30PM ET
- Tuesday, February 25th, from 5PM to 7:30PM ET
Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on February 4, at 11:59 pm.
About the Workshop:
This virtual workshop is taught by instructor Paula Krieg.
The cube is a shape that keeps on giving. Inquiry into this form leads to enchanting discoveries and motivates unique methods of expression. This three-session virtual class will be a fun romp through the study and construction of solid forms, including an introduction to the language and classification of solids, all through the lens of the cube.
Black and White PDFs will be emailed to all students as part of the class. An optional paper pack for the class will be available for purchase through the instructor.
Required Materials:
- Access to a printer
- Card stock
- Copy paper
- Scrap paper
- PVA and applicator, such as flat brush or squeeze bottle
- Cutting board
- Cutting tools: scissors and craft knife such X-acto knife, Olfa cutter, or any retractable utility knife.
Optional but suggested: 12x2mm refrigerator magnet discs.
About Paula Krieg
Paula Krieg (she/her) has been a paper enthusiast for as long as she can remember, taking particular delight in 3D paper transformations.
For thirty years she collaborated with teachers to design projects for the classroom, pioneering methods of accessible ways to teach book arts.
Since 2009 she has been writing about playful bookbinding and paper works on her Bookzoompa blog.
Krieg regularly shows work in Bridges Math/Art exhibitions.
She has taught workshops at the Center for Book Arts, Museum of Mathematics, Cooper Hewitt Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dieu Donne.
She has presented at various conferences, including MOVES 2019: Math Unfolded: The Mathematical Art of Origami.
Her work has been featured in Jean-Charles Trebbi’s L’art du Livre Origami, Helen Hiebert’s book, Paper Illuminated, Lark Books’s Making Books and Journals, and Diane Mauer-Mathison’s The Art and Craft of Handmade Cards.
Krieg coauthored Scholastic’s 25 Totally Terrific Social Studies Activities alongside Jean Mumper and Kathy Pike.
All images courtesy of the instructor.
Class size is limited to ensure an optimal participant to instructor ratio. Register now before spots fill up! Registration for this workshop closes on February 4 at 11:59pm. The price of this class is $185. This class will be recorded and the recording will be viewable for up to 30 days after the class. If you cannot comfortably pay tuition but are interested in taking this class, please consider filling out our financial assistance application here. We will notify you if you are selected to receive a scholarship before the start date of the class. To view more information about our current scholarship opportunities, please visit this link.